yep
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of yep
First recorded in 1830–40; see origin at yup
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“They say, Texas, yep, Florida, yep, and then they guess a bunch of states. And I’m like, ‘No, it’s usually Pennsylvania.’
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Some Nest owners were surprised to learn that, yep, even if you aren’t paying for cloud storage, your recordings could still be floating around Google servers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
"I thought, 'Okay, yep, you did it, you heinous individual. You've poisoned them all'."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
“There are going to be some changes, yep, but we’ll see what happens, what changes do come, and we’ll roll with the punches, like farmers always do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2024
He positioned Katherine’s makeup mirror in the book, angled it just so . . . yep, there was Chip’s face, anxious and pale on the other side of the conference room’s glass wall.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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